1 .		Our culture encourages a(n) __________ family, in which power and authority are shared somewhat equally by husband and wife, although male dominance may persist in some families.    a. monogomous   b. nuclear   c. egalitarian   d. extended
2 .		__________ argue that some form of the family exists in all societies because the family performs certain basic functions that are essential to human survival and the maintenance of society.    a. Functionalists   b. Interactionists   c. Polygamists   d. Conflict theorists
3 .		In calculating the incidence of divorce, most sociologists use a statistic called the __________, which is determined by dividing the number of divorces each year by the total number of existing marriages in that year.    a. comparative divorce rate   b. refined divorce rate   c. marriage dissolution rate   d. desertion rate
4 .		__________ families consist of a husband and wife, children from previous marriages, and children (if any) from the new marriage.    a. dysfunctional   b. binuclear   c. blended   d. nuclear
5 .		The leading cause of death and injury to women in the United States is __________, causing more physical harm than the number of motor vehicle accidents, rapes, and muggings combined.    a. cancer   b. heart disease   c. homicide   d. domestic violence
6 .		Approximately __________ American families is a single-parent family; roughly 90 percent of these units are headed by women.    a. 1 out of 4   b. 2 out of 5   c. 1 out of 5   d. 3 out of 4
7 .		The __________ orientation directs our attention to the changing expectations for family roles. Since society less often defines marital roles, couples need to negotiate before they can come to an equitable agreement on the expectations each has for the other.    a. functionalist   b. interactionist   c. blended family   d. conflict
8 .		In terms of who provides day-care services, laissez-faire advocates would probably support the __________ of day care.    a. elimination   b. federal funding   c. privatization   d. state funding
9 .		Of the three sociological perspectives, the __________ perspective would most clearly take the stance that a particular form of the family exists in society because that family form benefits the powerful groups in society.    a. interactionist   b. conflict   c. functionalist
10 .		Since the 1930s, the average size of households in the United States has __________.    a. decreased   b. increased   c. remained the same   d. doubled